Seattle Now

In 2021, Seattle reported 72 homeless encampment removals for the entire year. Last year, the city removed more than 2,500 encampments.  The steady increase from that low in 2021 is the result of a change in approach from the mayor's office.  Whether it's successful depends on who you ask. Seattle Times Homelessness Reporter Greg Kim is here to dive into the details. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mayor Harrell announces new climate measures, Pike Place Market goes temporarily car-free, and the Seattle Kraken are looking for a new head coach, again. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two years ago, a Seattle doctor was investigated for fertility fraud. While the state investigated, he continued to see patients who were unaware of the allegations. KUOW reporters Katie Campbell and Diana Opong looked into how this case highlights the tension between a doctor’s right to due process, and a patient’s desire for information. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proposal to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports fails in WA, state lands commish calls Trump's logging order "bluster," and there's a new passenger ferry to the San Juan Islands.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The future of gender affirming care in Washington is becoming more uncertain. Earlier this year, Seattle Children’s Hospital paused, then resumed, gender affirming surgeries. Now it seems they’ve paused these surgeries again. The Stranger’s Vivian McCall is here to tell us what’s at stake when the hospital does offer this care, and the real life impacts for trans youth. Just a note that Seattle Now reached out to Seattle Children’s Hospital about Vivian’s reporting that they have paused gender affirming surgeries and have not received a response. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KUOW’s Will James is very good at unwinding some of society’s most intractable issues…In his documentary Hot Spot, Will examines how Fentanyl fuels this area and the city’s attempts at stopping it. Read more on this KUOW Documentary here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AmericaCorp targeted with DOGE cuts, UW grad student wins court victory over revoked visa, and WA's recycling program will get an overhaul.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week… Crosswalk buttons got hacked, a local grocer is bringing downtown some hot to go food, and people are zeroed in on Trump news. Arts reporter Jas Keimig and editor of Factal Joe Veyera are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visas revoked for Shoreline Community College students, WA's lawsuit over Trump's birthright citizenship order will reach SCOTUS, and WA lawmakers pass bill to hire more cops. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s a traffic jam in our courts in Washington state.  Victims, and people accused of crimes, are waiting and waiting. That's because in many cases, one person needs a public defender, and those are getting harder to come by. Investigative reporter Aspen Ford joins us to talk about why, and it’s not just because attorneys are burnt out. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.